Crist's 'no-holds-barred' memoir

Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, whose move from Republican to independent to Democrat created a stir in the political world, will detail that evolution in a memoir slated to publish in 2014.

Crist abandoned the Republican Party in 2010 to run for the Senate as an independent, losing to GOP Sen. Marco Rubio. He became a Democrat in late 2012 — nearly two years after his term as governor expired — but is expected to make a comeback for the seat in 2014.

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His memoir, “The Party’s Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat,” would hit stands as a campaign for governor unfolds if he launches a bid against highly unpopular Republican Gov. Rick Scott.

“I have now seen both these parties at the highest levels from the inside,” Crist said in the publisher’s release. “In the book, I’ll share my very strong feelings about what’s happened to the Republicans, how the party I grew up in has been hijacked by extremists, losing its compassion and common sense.”

Crist, who campaigned for President Barack Obama’s reelection, said he has found a “wonderful new home” in the Democratic Party. The 56-year-old’s memoir will be “no-holds-barred,” according to a statement from the publisher Dutton, calling out specific Republicans and detailing its failings in his view.

Crist bested Scott, 50 percent to 34 percent, in a March Quinnipiac survey.